SS: Iran executed Jamshid Sharmahd, a 69-year-old German-Iranian and longtime U.S. resident, convicted of terrorism offenses for allegedly orchestrating attacks, sparking widespread condemnation from the U.S. and Germany. Sharmahd, arrested in 2020, faced accusations tied to a 2008 bombing and was sentenced to death in 2022 amid claims from his family and rights groups that he was subjected to an unjust trial due to his political activism. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock denounced the execution as state-sanctioned brutality, while Iranian authorities countered that citizenship offered no “impunity.” Diplomatic tensions escalated with reciprocal diplomatic protests, and U.S. officials condemned the killing, highlighting Iran’s record of transnational repression.
>We condemn the execution of German-Iranian dual citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, which reminds us once again of the brutal – brutality and repression that characterizes the Iranian regime. We offer our sincere condolences to his loved ones. We have been in touch with them to express those condolences directly. This is the latest abhorrent act by Iran following the transnational repression it committed when it abducted him. It also underscores the record pace of unjust executions that Iran continues unabated, despite Iran’s attempts to put a gentler face to the international community.
>So we are in touch with the German Government, we are in touch with the European Union and our other allies, and we will continue to stand with them in holding the Iranian regime accountable for its brutal human rights abuses.
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SS: Iran executed Jamshid Sharmahd, a 69-year-old German-Iranian and longtime U.S. resident, convicted of terrorism offenses for allegedly orchestrating attacks, sparking widespread condemnation from the U.S. and Germany. Sharmahd, arrested in 2020, faced accusations tied to a 2008 bombing and was sentenced to death in 2022 amid claims from his family and rights groups that he was subjected to an unjust trial due to his political activism. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock denounced the execution as state-sanctioned brutality, while Iranian authorities countered that citizenship offered no “impunity.” Diplomatic tensions escalated with reciprocal diplomatic protests, and U.S. officials condemned the killing, highlighting Iran’s record of transnational repression.
Statement by U.S. Department of State spokesman [Matthew Miller](https://www.state.gov/?post_type=state_briefing&%3Bp=92333):
>We condemn the execution of German-Iranian dual citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, which reminds us once again of the brutal – brutality and repression that characterizes the Iranian regime. We offer our sincere condolences to his loved ones. We have been in touch with them to express those condolences directly. This is the latest abhorrent act by Iran following the transnational repression it committed when it abducted him. It also underscores the record pace of unjust executions that Iran continues unabated, despite Iran’s attempts to put a gentler face to the international community.
>So we are in touch with the German Government, we are in touch with the European Union and our other allies, and we will continue to stand with them in holding the Iranian regime accountable for its brutal human rights abuses.
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